by Tudor Parfitt · Editorial Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408077039
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«El arca de la Alianza» is Tudor Parfitt's historical investigation into the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant, published by Editorial Planeta in paperback (349 pages, in Spanish).
Professor Tudor Parfitt, of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, recounts his search for the Ark of the Covenant, the chest that supposedly contained the Tablets of the Law and disappeared from the Temple of Jerusalem. The author follows clues and testimonies across Africa and the Near East, amid clashes and encounters with mystics and local figures, until he maintains he has located the legendary archaeological treasure.
Spanish edition, published on 15 May 2008. The original title is «The Lost Ark of the Covenant: The Remarkable Story of How the Fabled Ark Was Found» and the translation is by Victoria E. Gordo del Rey.
Recommended for readers interested in history, archaeology and religious mysteries, as well as for those who enjoy accounts of research and real adventure.
Tudor Parfitt is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, traveller and adventurer. He specialises in the study of Jewish communities and Judaising communities around the world, particularly in Africa, Asia and the Americas and the development of issues about the construction of race.
